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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BE A LEADER FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,723,752
Total expenses
$1,663,258
Contributions and grants received
$1,637,340
Grants paid
$34,450
Program service revenue
$37,262
Investment income
$49,150
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$5,256,622
Total liabilities, end of year
$171,661
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,084,961
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,302,814
Management and general expenses
$161,462
Fundraising expenses
$198,982
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,331,957

Program services were 78.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $220,843

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,416,497

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Be a Leader Program

    total $37,262 · related or exempt $37,262

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $49,150 · excluded $49,150

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $34,450 · program services $34,450

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $171,146 · program services $57,049 · management and general $57,049 · fundraising $57,049

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $898,070 · program services $776,926 · management and general $13,173 · fundraising $107,970

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $33,848 · program services $26,401 · management and general $2,223 · fundraising $5,224

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $74,073 · program services $57,418 · management and general $4,954 · fundraising $11,701

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $85,007 · program services $82,507 · management and general $2,500

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,115 · management and general $7,115

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,920 · management and general $31,920

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $16,569 · management and general $16,569

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $29,035 · program services $17,482 · management and general $9,504 · fundraising $2,049

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $46,957 · program services $46,866 · management and general $91

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $56,147 · program services $43,753 · management and general $5,102 · fundraising $7,292

  • 17 · Travel

    total $33,491 · program services $31,005 · management and general $599 · fundraising $1,887

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,784 · program services $9,705 · management and general $1,017 · fundraising $2,062

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Events

    total $110,816 · program services $110,816

  • 24b · Other expenses: Misc & Other

    total $21,830 · program services $8,436 · management and general $9,646 · fundraising $3,748

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,023,867 · end of year $2,262,472

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $717,229 · end of year $628,916

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $12,750

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,035,592 · end of year $2,227,345

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $16,800 · end of year $16,800

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $162,322 · end of year $108,339

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,960 · end of year $72,809

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $11,250

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $146,480 · end of year $87,602

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,892,874 · end of year $4,358,550

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Be a Leaders mission is to increase the number of students who are prepared for and succeed in higher education by empowering them with tools, leadership skills and consistent support, transforming lives and creating life long opportunities for success.

  • Our vision is where all students have the opportunity to succeed in higher education and have the skills and resources to ensure personal success. We have created a successful template of college going programs and now serve well over 14,000 a year. Be A Leaders theory of change rests on the belief that providing students with guidance, mentorship, access to resources, and empowerment enhances their chances of pursuing a higher education. Our students have all the potential to succeed academically and pursue a postsecondary education but are many times lacking the external support and resources needed to finish the college going equation. Support from caring adults is a significant component to our services and helping our students succeed. Our volunteers serve as mentors to help guide the college going conversation with students. For our seniors, senior boot camp coaches play a crucial role in helping our students meet critical senior year deadlines.

    Expenses $1,331,957 · Grants $34,350 · Revenue $37,262

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Soilo J Felix

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $154,915
    From this org
    $154,915
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Melissa B Trujillo

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathryn Baker

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Trejo

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim DeSoto

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven Ortega

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lori Taitano

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lon Babby

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christine Burton

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Bustamante

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Schedule J

Itemized on Schedule J with no Part VII listing of the same name on this return:

  • Soilo J Felix - CEO

    Schedule J breakdown

    Base
    $154,915
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $154,915

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
  • 9 · Followed the rebuttable-presumption procedure

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
3 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422569349300422

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